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<p>
    This package contains factories and implementation classes to generate unique
    identifiers.</p>
<p>
    The implementation is divided into the following subpackages.
<ul>
    <li>The main package contains uid interface definitions, abstract base
        classes for identifier generators, generator factories and an
        IdentifierUtils convenience class that maintains singleton generators and
        exposes static methods for generating identifiers of the various kinds.
    </li>

    <li>The <code>random</code> subpackage contains implementations of
        generators that return identifiers that appear to be random.
    </li>

    <li>The <code>serial</code> subpackage contains generators that yield
        sequences of identifiers that follow a regular sequence (e.g., increasing
        numeric values).
    </li>

    <li>The <code>uuid</code> subpackage contains implementations of the
        <a href="http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-mealling-uuid-urn-01.txt">
            IETF Draft UUID specification</a></li>
</ul>
</p>
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